By March 2019, all major countries had grouded the 737 MAX 8. Chris Higgins, aerospace analyst from the Chicago-based investment information and services company Morningstar Inc., stated, "Customers may be tempted to cancel orders on the MAX but they would most likely forfeit the cash advances they already made to Boeing." July 2019, when Flyadeal, a Saudi Arabian discount carrier, canceled an order of 50 737 MAX series planes. The airline instead signed a deal with Airbus for the more fuel- efficient A320neo model. Flydubai, which was forced to ground its entire fleet of 14 737 MAX 8 planes after receiving directives from the UAE aviation regulator, also contemplated buying A320neos. Sheikh Ahmed, Chairman of Flydubai, stated, "The step triggered a disturbance and a number of shrinking of routes." He added, "Until today we don't have a definite date when this aircraft [737 MAX series] will be flying. I cannot just not do anything about it." Canadian airline companies, like Air Canada and WestJet Airlines, also warned that their financial performance was affected by the global grounding of 737 MAX 8 planes. Seth Seifman, analyst at JP Morgan, "Boeing will probably owe something to the airlines. If the grounding lasts two to three months, it's possible Boeing could face roughly $1 billion to settle legal claims by the airlines." RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS : BOEING Corrective Safety Actions by Boeing Boeing worked to limit the extent to which the MCAS could tip the nose of an aircraft downward The idea was that pilots should be able to counteract the nosedive by pulling back on the control box in the cockpit Boeing also worked on manually upgrading the 737 MAX 8 As Boeing worked on these software-and design-based upgrades in the 737 MAX 8 planes, it hoped to get approval from the FAA on the upgrades as well as on a new 30-minute training program it had designed for pilots of the 737 MAX 8 Rebranding 737 MAX